ION 2 vs Radeon RX Vega 10

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 10 and ION 2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 10
2019
10 Watt
4.24
+1185%

RX Vega 10 outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 1185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6851308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.191.14
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameRavenGT218
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 January 2019 (6 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores64016
Core clock speed300 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1301 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate52.044.000
Floating-point processing power1.665 TFLOPS0.03424 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs408

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 10 4.24
+1185%
ION 2 0.33

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 10 11391
+1473%
ION 2 724

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Elden Ring 11 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 11 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Metro Exodus 12 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Valorant 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Elden Ring 7 0−1
Far Cry 5 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Fortnite 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Grand Theft Auto V 10 0−1
Metro Exodus 6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 48
+586%
7−8
−586%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Valorant 8−9 0−1
World of Tanks 42
+223%
12−14
−223%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 29
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Far Cry 5 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+429%
7−8
−429%
Valorant 8−9 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4 0−1
Elden Ring 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
World of Tanks 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Elden Ring 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Valorant 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how RX Vega 10 and ION 2 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is 1600% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 1350% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ION 2 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is ahead in 28 tests (88%)
  • ION 2 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 0.33
Recency 8 January 2019 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 20 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 1184.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.


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